Hands-on Practice 24: Dynamic Data-Driven Charts
This practice session creates a dynamic table with numeric information to display as a pie, bar or line chart for each recipient. Based on the data, this task requires two data sources (recipient and the related chart data for all recipients) to use with uCreate and the Rule Editor. If the rules are more complex, creating the logic may require uPlan.
Audience: Template designers and other variable data production designers.
Required Software: Adobe InDesign and XMPie uCreate (preferably the latest versions).
Learning Prerequisite: Basic Adobe InDesign knowledge. Must have completed Practice 1 and 3.
Practice Takeaway: How to build a pie or bar dynamic chart for print designs.
Learning Materials: TBD
Learning Objectives:
- Dynamic Tables:
- Understand the layout of data needed for dynamic tables
- Generate a Table Content Object by linking to a second data table using the Rule Editor.
- Place the Table Content Object to create a dynamic InDesign table.
- Discuss mold rows, Auto Flow, and suppress empty tables.
- Dynamic Charts:
- Place the Table Content Object into a graphic box to create a dynamic chart.
- Use the uChart interface to configure the chart.
- Review the records and make changes to the chart(s) as needed.